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When doing genealogy research, descendancy research is the process of identifying all of the descendants of an ancestral couple. | When doing genealogy research, descendancy research is the process of identifying all of the descendants of an ancestral couple. | ||
==== Who are Descendants? ==== | ==== Who are Descendants? ==== | ||
All of a couple's children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren, etc. are considered their descendants | All of a couple's children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren, etc. are considered their descendants | ||
==== What is Descendancy Research? ==== | ==== What is Descendancy Research? ==== | ||
Descendancy research is the process of choosing one your ancestral couples and identifying all of their descendants. Start with a couple about 4-5 generations back on your pedigree who lived in the early to mid-nineteenth century in an area with available records. You then locate that couple and their children in available records, identify children, children's spouses, and grandchildren. Repeat for each of the children and grandchildren. | Descendancy research is the process of choosing one your ancestral couples and identifying all of their descendants. Start with a couple about 4-5 generations back on your pedigree who lived in the early to mid-nineteenth century in an area with available records. You then locate that couple and their children in available records, identify children, children's spouses, and grandchildren. Repeat for each of the children and grandchildren. | ||
==== Why do Descendancy Research? ==== | ==== Why do Descendancy Research? ==== | ||
Descendancy Research will help you to identify and connect with distant cousins, locate family documents and photos, share stories, and collaborate on research projects. | Descendancy Research will help you to identify and connect with distant cousins, locate family documents and photos, share stories, and collaborate on research projects. | ||
==== How do I do Descendancy Research? ==== | ==== How do I do Descendancy Research? ==== | ||
The following video and handout will help you use the resources of FamilySearch to find the descendants of one your ancestral couples. | The following video and handout will help you use the resources of FamilySearch to find the descendants of one your ancestral couples. | ||
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==== Additional Resources ==== | ==== Additional Resources ==== | ||
[[Category:Family History]] | |||
Revision as of 10:35, 24 September 2013
When doing genealogy research, descendancy research is the process of identifying all of the descendants of an ancestral couple.
Who are Descendants?[edit | edit source]
All of a couple's children, grandchildren, great grandchildren, great great grandchildren, etc. are considered their descendants
What is Descendancy Research?[edit | edit source]
Descendancy research is the process of choosing one your ancestral couples and identifying all of their descendants. Start with a couple about 4-5 generations back on your pedigree who lived in the early to mid-nineteenth century in an area with available records. You then locate that couple and their children in available records, identify children, children's spouses, and grandchildren. Repeat for each of the children and grandchildren.
Why do Descendancy Research?[edit | edit source]
Descendancy Research will help you to identify and connect with distant cousins, locate family documents and photos, share stories, and collaborate on research projects.
How do I do Descendancy Research?[edit | edit source]
The following video and handout will help you use the resources of FamilySearch to find the descendants of one your ancestral couples.
| Video | Handout |